Angela Neville

July 15, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Federal energy regulators this week fined BP America Inc. more than $20 million for allegedly manipulating the natural gas market in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in 2008.

By Angela Neville

7 minute read

July 12, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer recently spoke separately to Mark Barron, a Denver partner at BakerHostetler, and with Jeffrey Reeser, a member at Sherman & Howard in Denver who practices in the firm's energy and natural resources group, about a recent Wyoming federal court ruling that struck federal fracking regulations.

By Angela Neville

13 minute read

July 06, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Three coal mining trade associations are raising concerns about the criminal conviction of ex-Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship for conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety regulations.

By Angela Neville

7 minute read

July 01, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Laura Gibson, a partner with the firm of Dentons, explains what impact the new federal overtime rules will have on the Texas oil and gas sector.

By Angela Neville

23 minute read

June 17, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday turned down an oil company's bid for a large tax exemption and held that Southwest Royalties Inc.'s purchases of casing, tubing, other well equipment and associated services were not exempt from sales taxes available to certain manufacturers.

By Angela Neville

5 minute read

June 17, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Mexico, as part of the country's initiative to attract outside investors, recently agreed to use the American Petroleum Institute's safety standards in its energy programs to promote worker safety at offshore drilling sites.

By ANGELA NEVILLE

13 minute read

June 15, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

You know the name if you work in the energy sector. The Texas Railroad Commission, around since 1891, regulates exploration, production and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas.

By ANGELA NEVILLE

4 minute read

June 03, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved the approximately $2 billion Elba Liquefaction Project, which will be constructed and operated by the Kinder Morgan subsidiaries Elba Liquefaction Co. and Southern LNG Co.

By Angela Neville

2 minute read

June 02, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Akin Gump oil and gas partner Steven Otillar, who works in the firm's Houston office, was recently nominated to serve as the president-elect of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

By Angela Neville

2 minute read

June 02, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Great Plains Energy, the parent of regulated power utility Kansas City Power & Light has turned to Bracewell for assistance with its pending acquisition of Westar Energy, the largest electric company in Kansas.

By Angela Neville

6 minute read